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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
factory place of production characterized by wage labor, the use of machinery, and the division of labor. The large-scale use of machinery differentiates factory production from simple manufacture, and the division of labor sets it apart from even the most elaborate handicraft establishments. Standardized goods are produced and sometimes sold more cheaply by the factory system, and occasionally the goods are better than those made by artisans. The factory system makes possible huge increases in output per man-hour though at the same time division of labor deprives individual workers of much of... Read more
The Rise of the Factory
American Eras The Rise of the Factory Definition. The word factory eludes precise definition but describes a type of production ... amount of cotton thread and fabric by combining outwork and factory employment, but unlike the textile mills at Lowell, Massachusetts ... Read more
Industrialization: The Spread of the Factory System
American Eras Industrialization: The Spread of the Factory System The Conversion to Factory Production. In 1880 Census official Carroll D. Wright ... at least four-fifths were working “under the factory system.” Large-scale factories, in other words ... Read more

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